Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished bastard sword as well. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Blacksmith profession.

History: Nithther was born with his father's beautiful face. A gifted student he started as a Blacksmith, but he got bored and became a Apothecary. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nithther fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. With wild golden hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length white fur. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 26. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Five and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Coral (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'0" northern woman, she likes to wear green tank tops with brown skirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Architect arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Nija liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). White opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Ûkshak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Ûkshak was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Jasper (80 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amber (120 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She got into the Gardener business at a young age. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Gardener. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 12000 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Jet (130 gp). White opal (900 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Tyna's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Tyna hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.